Science Agenda

Science Agenda
OHMS (Dianne's Room) - Tuesday, February 13, 4:00

Essential Question: What are the best methods for incorporating inquiry into hands-on science activities?

Find all online resources in this module at the following website:
http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/science.shtml

Sign-In, Connectivity & Session Starter

• Discussion question: What keeps you awake at night?

• http://missouri.emints.org/area1/science

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• eMINTS List Archive http://lists.emints.org/archives/emints/
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• Comprehensive List of Information on Maine School Consolidation Issues http://mdischools.net/

Purpose

• Learners will experience a hands-on inquiry-based science activity and compare it to a more traditional “cookbook” lab experience.

• Learners will develop their own criteria for inquiry-based lab experiences.
• Learners will analyze their own science activities by considering the degree to which those activities are closed, directed or open inquiries.
• Learners will each transform one of their own science activities by incorporating science process skills and increasing the level of inquiry in the activity.

Experiencing a Inquiry-based Lesson

• Human Reaction Time

• http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/science.shtml

• Fastball Reaction Time
• http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/reactiontime.html

• Reaction Tester
• http://www.bmeijer.com/games/reaction_tester/

• Test Your Reaction Time
• http://www.neth.de/Interact/Games/reacT.html

Inquiry Discussion

Analyzing Teachers' Science Activities

• http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/science.shtml

Science Sites

• K12 Station http://www.k12station.com/k12sitemap.html

• Human Body Resources http://region6.mainelearns.org/humanbody.html
• Virtual Dissection Resources http://region6.mainelearns.org/virtualdissection.html
• Chemistry Resources http://region6.mainelearns.org/chemistry.html
• BBC Science Clips http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml
• BrainPop http://www.brainpop.com/
• Interactive Web Sites http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm
• Gizmos http://www.explorelearning.com/
• eMINTS eTHEMES http://www.emints.org/ethemes/
• Blue Web'n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/contentTable2.cfm
• 42Explore http://42explore.com/
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

• Scale & Magnification http://region6.mainelearns.org/Resources%20for%20Scale%20&%20Magnification
• Science Fair Resources http://region6.mainelearns.org/sciencefair.html

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